Tie



I. J. DU BON Jan. 2, 1934.

TIE

Filed May 4, 1932 Inventor JZafiow Patented Jan. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TIE Irwin J. DuBon, Garden City, N. Y.

Application May 4, 1932. Serial No. 609,212 1 Claim. (ore-155) My invention relates to improvements in neck- The coupling generally designated 8 comprises ties, and particularly in neckties of the type the eye member 10 connected to the inner end of which are adapted to be permanently tied and the large or wide section and the hook member which possess means for enabling the ready re- 11 which is similarly attached to the inner end 5 moval and installation of the necktie. of the narrow section 6. The -manner of en- It is an important object of my invention to gaging the hook with the eye is illustrated provide a tie structure of this type which is comin Figure 3. posed of separable sections which are to be-joined It will be'seen that the eye 10 comprises a when the necktie is being made up or for replacrectangular formation one longitudinal side of 10 ing and removing the tie in using and wearing which is rotatably confined by a loop 12 conthe same. stituted by a portion of the end of the tie sec- Other objects and advantages of my invention 5 being passed through the eye 10 and then tion will be apparent from a reading of the folsecured by sewing or the like 13 to the opposite lowing description of the drawing, whereinzside of the tie section end. i

Figure 1 is a general front elevational view of The hook member 11 is secured in similar man- 70 an embodiment of the invention showing the ner to the inner end of the tie section 6 as seen same made up. in Figure 5. The hook member comprises a gen- Figure 2 is a plan view of the separable sections. erally rect form having the n tudin Figure 3 is-an enlarged detailed view of the straight member 14 from which proceed legs 15 coupling means showing them connected. and 16. The legs 15 and 16 are substantially par- 75 Figure 4 is a perspective view of the end of allel and in the same plane. The legs 15 and 16 the wide sections of the tie disclosing the eye are closer together than the ends of the straight coupling member. portion 14, since bends 1'7, 18 are provided so as Figure 5 is a similar view showing the hook to bring the legs 15 and 16 closer together. This coupling member on the narrow section of the is provided sothat the legs may be entered so tie. a through the eye 10 without requiring that the eye Referring in detail to the drawing wherein 10 be of a greater longitudinal dimension than like numerals refer to like parts throughout the the hook member 11. The extremities of the legs same, the numeral 5 refers generally to the wide 15, 16 have a return bend 19, 20 of the hairpin section of the necktie, and the numeral 6 refers type so as to constitute a hook formation defined generally to the narrow section of the tie. The by portions 21 and 22 which extend substantially invention lies in providing the sections 5 and 6 parallel to the legs 15 and 16, and toward the in suitable lengths with suitable coupling means straight portion 14. The extremities of the porgenerally designated 8 placed at a suitable point tions 21, 22 are joined by a straight member 23 35 intermediate the extremities of the tie sothat the which is substantially parallel to the straight 90 coupling means will be in a proper position when portion 14, but outwardly and laterally removed the tie is made up and worn. The sections are therefrom so that the same may be easily placed coupled together and then the tie is placed about through the eye 10 and the longitudinal side the neck or other object in the usual manner emmember 24 of the eye may be properly received ployed with a non-sectional tie, and the knot 9 in the return bends 19, 20 in the manner shown 95 formed in the usual way. Then the sections are in Figure 3. separated and the tie removed. Replacement of It will be obvious that the coupling permits the tie for wearing purposes is easily accomeasy assembling and disassembling of the sections plished by connecting the section's together by of the tie so as to permit installing or removing means of the coupling generally designated 8. the tie without disturbing the knot formed there- 1 0 Thus the tie is formed with a perfect knot which with, and affording easy means of wearing and lasts the life of the tie, and the tie is not subremoving the tie. jected to the usual wear and tear of making up Though I have shown and described herein the and loosening the knot every time that it is worn. preferred embodiment 0f the invention, it is t e An th r advantage is th fact that the construcdefinitely understood that I do not desire to limit 105 tion of the inventionenables each individual to the applicatio of the invention thereto, and any form the knot according his own fancy, thereby change or changes may be made in material and giving an individualistic touch to the tie of the structure and arrangement a of parts consistent invention which is not obtainable in ready-tied with the spirit of the invention and the scope of ties, the subioined claim.

What is claimed is:

In a sectional necktie including a pair of meeting section ends, hook and eye means separably connecting the section ends, said hook and eye eye means comprising an elongated eye through which one of the section ends is passed and then secured to the side of the section end so as to secure one longitudinal side of the eye to the section end, and a closed loop forming a hook of the same longitudinal dimension as the eye and through which the remaining section end is passed and then secured to one side of the remaining section end so as to secure one longitudinal side 

